Other Fiction Benson, E. F: Paul. v1. 15 Oct 2015

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Edward Frederic Benson: Born : 1867 Jul 24 Wellington College, Berkshire, England: Lived :Chelsea, London, England (final): Died : 1940 Feb 29.

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High up on the hillside at the top edge of one of these clearings there sat a girl. She had come to where the pines of the upper hillside began, and her seat was on the red, aromatic needles fallen from the trees. The ground fell very sharply away below her, and her eyes looked straight over the tops of the trees on the lower side of the clearing on to the still deep blue of the bay, and the Castello, half hidden in its pine-trees, that stood perched on the extreme rocks to the left of it. Her hat, a big hat of soft straw, was on her knees, and the air just ruffled her hair. Her face was flushed with exercise, and her breath, that came rather quickly through her half-opened mouth, suggested that she had sat down for a moment to recover herself after her climb. A few yards above her, also sitting on the carpet of pine-needles, was a young man, who looked neither at the view nor at his companion, both of which were well worth attention, but at a tablespoon which he held and was examining. At length he gave a great sigh, and, looking up, addressed himself to Norah.

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